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    A Guide for EYP Work-based Mentors

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    Ruksana Mohammed outlines an effective framework of support to EYPS candidates through the work-based mentor. Her suggestions, however, would be of great use to anyone supporting students on a variety of courses, for example Foundation Degrees, and t…
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    Are You Ready for Your Joint Observation? Observing Practice under the…

    by Ruksana Mohammed on

    Joint observations have now become a must under OfSTED’s early years inspection framework. Inspectors have found that evidence gained through the joint observations with senior staff is proving to be extremely valuable and has provided them with an …
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    Being 'Outstanding' - Passion, with bucket loads of enthusiasm and com…

    by Jenny Barber on

    Being outstanding isn’t about focusing on that word and what it means to Ofsted, in fact it is the opposite. It is about having a passion for early years, wanting to be the best you can be and utilising what tools are available to provide the best …
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    Being an EYP Change Agent

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    Ruksana Mohammed, EYPS programme leader and lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at the University of East London, outlines the qualities and methods of a successful agent for change. EYPs are entrusted to identify what change is valuable, worthwhile …
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    Considering Cultural capital …

    by FSF Rebecca on

    Having read around the ‘Cultural Capital’ academic landscape a little I find myself struggling with what the delivery of this might look like in my setting. If I'm seeking to provide what Ofsted say children ‘need’, who gets to decide what that sho…
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    Delivering the 30 hours (meeting notes)

    by FSF Rebecca on

    These are my meeting notes from the NDNA South East regional meeting that I attended on 12th October. They are not official and I won’t have captured everything …but NDNA members can download all the slides and the official notes from the NDNA websi…
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    Documents relating to safeguarding articles

    by FSF Rebecca on

    These are the safeguarding documents referred to in the new safeguarding articles.
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    Early Years Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector

    by The Foundation Stage Forum on

    Ofsted published their first report on the early years sector in April 2014. This year’s report, published in July 2015, includes some very interesting statistics and discusses issues highly relevant to all providers. If you don’t have time to read t…
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    Early Years Teacher Status (2014) – what are the implications of the u…

    by Kathy Brodie on

    Since the Early Years Professional Status was established in 2007 it has undergone a number of transformations. Some of them have been quite minor, such as the number of tasks you have to perform all whether you could have witness statements or not,…
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    Good Intentions

    by Sue Griffin on

    Inclusion, equality, diversity - these words are scattered over official documents including the EYFS, and we all think they are ‘A Good Thing'. But how do these principles get turned into what actually happens in settings? Sue Griffin discusses the …
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    Have I Got The Power to Make a Difference ?

    by June O'Sullivan MBE on

    No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. You must do the things you think you cannot do. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt 1884 -1962
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    Keeping little children safe

    by Gill Jones, Ofsted Early Education Deputy Director. on

    An important part of having the confidence to learn is that young children must be and feel safe. Of course, a young child’s sense of risk is very different from an adult’s. So that means early years leaders have to do all they can to support child…
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    Managing your People Risks

    by Karen Harrison on

    Running or owning a business involves taking responsibility for the staff who work for you - this article describes ways to mitigate the risks associated with this.
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    New Professionals, New Leaders?

    by Carol Aubrey on

    Carol Aubrey, Professor at the Institute of Education, University of Warwick, describes the outcomes of a project with early years leaders, including a discussion on the various styles of leadership they exhibit and suggestions on how best to support…
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    Observations of staff (Part 1)

    by FSF Rebecca on

    We talk often in early years about developing practitioners’ observation skills. We are attuned to observing children to help us assess progress and plan further developments (Machan 2016). Working with the Development Matters guidance (2012) we can …
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    Ofsted complaints procedure

    by FSF Rebecca on

    Recently I participated in a Step 3 complaints panel at Ofsted HQ. I had applied for the position a couple of months previously and had to show my credentials as an early years specialist before I was accepted as suitable. It is a voluntary role, how…
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    One year on: a Q&A with Sue Egersdorff and Liz Ludden from Belong Inte…

    by Caroline Vollans on

    Caroline Vollan's reconnects with Sue Egersdorff and Liz Ludden, a year after writing about their intergenerational nursery in the Northwest. 
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    Peer Observation

    by Helen Edwards on

    Peer observation can be such a useful tool in developing the skills of all members of staff, and if introduced correctly, can be instrumental in building a supportive practitioner learning community, striving to improve provision.
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    Preparing for inspections, the inspectors' view

    by FSF Rebecca on

    Part 1 in a series of articles detailing the inspection process as it is 'in real life'. We have input from current inspectors as well as from recently inspected practitioners and managers. We debunk some myths and put the facts out there for you to …
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    Recent Ofsted reports: What have inspectors focused on? (Part 1)

    by Helen Edwards on

    Having studied over 100 Ofsted reports from the last three months, we can see certain recurrent themes. In a series of four articles we outline those issues that have appeared frequently and our first article looks at recommendations and description…
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    Recent Ofsted Reports: What Have Inspectors Focused On? (Part 2)

    by Helen Edwards on

    In our second of four articles looking at recent Ofsted reports, we outline those issues that have appeared frequently over the last three months. Here we examine the recommendations and descriptions of good practice within the EYFS theme of Positiv…
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    Recent Ofsted Reports: What Have Inspectors Focused On? (Part 3)

    by Helen Edwards on

    In our third of four articles looking at recent Ofsted reports, we outline those issues that have appeared frequently over the last three months. Here we examine the recommendations and descriptions of good practice within the EYFS theme of Enabling…
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    Recent Ofsted Reports: What have Inspectors Focused On? (Part 4)

    by Helen Edwards on

    The final part of our series on recent Ofsted reports. In this article we look at inspectors' recommendations and judgements around the EYFS theme of Learning and Development.
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    Recommendations for Leadership and Management

    by Helen Edwards on

    Aiming for outstanding? Here are the recommendations from over 100 Ofsted reports to help you on the way!
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    Review of NDNA annual conference 2016

    by FSF Rebecca on

    NDNA conference Last week FSF HQ headed up the M1 to attend the NDNA conference in Milton Keynes. We attended a range of talks in the Leadership stream – here are the headlines we picked out …
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